Williams sisters to lead Fed Cup team vs Sweden

Associated PressWednesday, April 10, 2013

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Venus Williams, center, watches her sister, Serena Williams, play Jelena Jankovic, of Serbia, during the singles final at the Family Circle Cup tennis tournament in Charleston, S.C., Sunday, April 7, 2013. Williams defeated Jankovic, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2, to win the Family Circle Cup.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Serena and Venus Williams will lead the U.S. Fed Cup team against Sweden on hardcourts at the Delray Beach Tennis Center on April 20-21.

The team announced Wednesday will also include No. 16-ranked Sloane Stephens and No. 27 Varvara Lepchenko.

The winner will advance to the 2014 world group and have a chance to compete for the Fed Cup title next year. The losing team will be relegated to world group II in 2014.